Clay Hart song Spring

[Dave Balcom]

I remember a popular song when I was a kid (late 60s) that was about a
father talking about his little girl growing up. The song had Spring in the
title. The only thing I could find in Google was Clay Hart's "Spring" in
1969. Would that be what that song was about? I can't find the lyrics or
anything else about the song.

Thanks,
Dave

[dick...@webtv.net]

Could you perhaps be mistaken about the word "Spring" being in the
title? Otherwise I'd have guessed it might be Jimmie Dean's recitation
of "To A Sleeping Beauty" (1962?) in which he talks emotionally about
his little girl growing up to womanhood.
-- Dick

[Red_Stetson]

The Hart song was also recorded in the mid 70s by Tanya Tucker and sounds
like it may be the one you want. Don't know about the Hart version but
Tanya's had an offbeat rythm and some of the words don't sound like good
songwriting. Even so, it is just about my favorite Tanya Tucker song, which
is saying something because Tanya has done a ton of great music!

Here are the lyrics:

SPRING
WRITER JOHN TIPTON

In a broken down apartment house
Lay a woman in labor
She said by the grace of God I'll have this child
And the help of a neighbor

At six o'clock the sun was rising
On upon the world
At seven forty five
The neighbor smiled and said
You've got a beautiful girl

She named her Spring
Winter's been a long time passin'
She named her Spring
And though she's never been wed
She held her newborn child and said
Spring, I've waited a long, long time for you

In a broken down apartment house
Lay a woman dying
And by her side a little six year old girl
Who was softly crying

Momma don't go away
And leave me all alone
Momma said to the welfare lady
Find my child a good home

I'll miss my Spring
Winter's been a long time passing
I'll miss you Spring
The angels carried her away
The welfare lady knelt to pray
Spring, she'll be a long time gone from you

In a beautiful church out side of town
Stands a woman smiling
On her hand is a wedding band
Of fashionable stylin'

All the years in the orphan's home
He shared with you
And now you hopes and childhood dreams
Have all come true

He loves his Spring
Winter's been a long time passing
He loves you Spring
He promised you today
He'll never ever go away
Spring, he's waited a long, long time for you
A long, long time for you